Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina Prediction & Picks Today: ACC Tournament

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Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina Prediction & Picks Today: ACC Tournament
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After closing out the regular season by sweeping the series against the Duke Blue Devils, the North Carolina Tar Heels carried over that momentum into the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament with a 25-point blowout win over the Florida State Seminoles. Now, they take on the Pittsburgh Panthers in the semifinals today.

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PITTSBURGH VS. NORTH CAROLINA PREDICTION: Tar Heels -7.5 (-108 at FanDuel)

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Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina Prediction for Today's ACC Tournament Game: ESPN

If it seems like the Tar Heels got to the semifinals rather quickly, that’s because they earned a double bye after winning the regular season ACC title. Therefore, yesterday’s win over the Seminoles was their first game of the ACC Tournament, which our experts correctly predicted in this article.

We took UNC on the point spread for that matchup, and now the question is if we focus on the Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina spread for today’s game. It’s another significant one, but with the roll that the Tar Heels are on and how the Panthers almost slipped up yesterday, we indeed focus our Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina prediction on the point spread.

Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina Picks & Best Bets Featuring Tar Heels -7.5

When you look back at Pittsburgh’s win yesterday, you’ll see a double-digit victory, but that is far from the full story. It did look like a Panthers rout from the opening jump, but after being up 15 about halfway through the second half, they nearly had a collapse.

Wake Forest cut the lead to just three and nearly pulled off the comeback despite having their worst free-throw shooting performance of the season. They’re usually among the ACC’s best in that regard, and Pittsburgh cannot bank on the Tar Heels not shooting well from the charity stripe for them to have a chance at the upset.

As impressed as we have been with UNC since their upset loss to Syracuse, we still think that Elliot Cadeau hasn’t played his best ball. Of course, Armando Bacot is enough to carry them for now, which he did against Pittsburgh earlier this season. That game was on the road, where Bacot recorded a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double en route to a 13-point victory.

UNC has only improved since then, so we make a Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina spread pick of the Tar Heels -7.5 (-108 at FanDuel). 🔒

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Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina Betting Odds, Lines & Spreads at FanDuel

Below, see the latest Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina odds at FanDuel Sportsbook regarding tonight’s matchup in terms of the standard markets:

  • Point Spread: Pittsburgh Panthers +7.5 (-112) vs. UNC Tar Heels -7.5 (-108)
  • Money Line: Pittsburgh Panthers (+250) vs. UNC Tar Heels (-315)
  • Game Total (Over/Under): Over 147.5 (-108) vs. Under 147.5 (-112)

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Probable Lineups for Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina Today, 3/15

Let’s also take a quick look at the projected starting lineups for both teams heading into tonight’s semifinal:

PIT Panthers:

  • Carlton Carrington
  • Jaland Lowe
  • Zack Austin
  • Blake Hinson
  • Frederiko Frederiko

UNC Tar Heels:

  • Elliot Cadeau
  • Cormac Ryan
  • RJ Davis
  • Harrison Ingram
  • Armando Bacot

College Basketball ACC Tournament Bracket

For a quick recap of how we got here and what remains of the 2023 ACC Tournament, here is the updated bracket:

First Round:

  • Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech
  • NC State vs. Louisville
  • Boston College vs. Miami

Second Round:

  • Virginia Tech vs. Florida State
  • Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest
  • NC State vs. Syracuse
  • Boston College vs. Clemson

Quarterfinals:

  • Florida State vs. North Carolina
  • Wake Forest vs. Pittsburgh
  • NC State vs. Duke
  • Boston College vs. Virginia

Semifinals:

  • Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina
  • NC State vs. Virginia

Championship:

  • TBD vs. TBD

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Mark Lammey
MARK LAMMEY

I've been handicapping and betting on sports for the better part of a decade. Although my background is in sports medicine and my college degree is in chemistry, I've found a passion for writing about sports in recent years. I've been writing about sports for multiple years, and am now working as an editor as well.